Financial reporting

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As we prepare for the replacement of SAS 70 by SSAE 16, articles and vendor whitepapers are flooding the landscape.

Washington, DC - The Securities and Exchange Commission has published its inaugural progress report on the work plan related to the move to global accounting standards.

The Financial Accounting Foundation, the organization that oversees the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board, has launched a new Web site to expand awareness of its mission, operations and activities.

The International Accounting Standards Board has proposed new standards that aim to simplify the accounting for hedging activities.

Harold Katz, one of the founders of the organization CPAs Reforming Our Profession, or CROP, has died at the age of 77.

The board of trustees of the Financial Accounting Foundation has appointed nine new members to the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council, effective Jan. 1, 2011.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission has initiated a project to review and update the COSO Internal Control - Integrated Framework.

The Financial Accounting Foundation said it would conduct post-implementation reviews of financial accounting and reporting standards issued by the two boards it oversees, the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the Governmental Accounting Standards Board.

Please do not adjust your set. This is still WebCPA, but now it’s been rechristened Accounting Today for the WebCPA.

Approval of a resolution to support the creation of a GAAP model for private companies and a separate standards board, a revamp of the CPA Vision project and the election of the new 2010-2011 chairman highlighted the Fall Meeting of Council of the American Institute of CPAs, here.

There are certain things that I've resigned myself to believing will never happen in my lifetime. One is my brother-in-law repaying the money he has owed me for 13 years. The other would find me suddenly enjoying lower taxes in New York State. For good measure, you can also add to that list the day my children stop requesting money.

Many claim that "principles-based" accounting standards are superior to "rules-based" standards.

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BDO USA LLP kicked off the firm’s Centennial Partners Meeting on Monday.

IMGCAP(1)]Check out the digital edition of the November 15 issue of Accounting Today.

CEOs of accounting institutes from around the world met at the World Congress of Accountants in Malaysia, where they discussed the need for companies to report on non-financial results in areas such as social and environmental activities.

An international monitoring group overseeing accounting standard-setters has issued a report that found the International Federation of Accountants has carried out a series of reforms in recent years, but outlined some steps it should pursue in the future.

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